Nose-bag.



. PATENTED JIfNE 16 A. H. SHOEMAKER & A. P. MERRILL.

NOSE BAG.

AIfPLIOAT-ION FILED JULY a, 1907.

INVENTORJ 4 fifdzdemaiel' Arromvkr 'c'nirnn STATES ALVIN H. SHOEMAKERAND ALBION P. MERRILL, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, ASSIGNOBS OF PATENTOFFICE.

ONE-HALF'TO WILLIAM I. EWART, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON.

NOSE-BAG. i

Specification of Letters Patent.

; Patented June 16, 1908.

Application filed July 6, 1907. Serial No. 882,461.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ALVIN H. SHOE- MAKER and ALBION P. MERRILL,citizens of the United States, residing at Seattle, in the county ofKing and State of Vvashington,

.by an animal, the provision of means whereby the feed is progressivelybrought to within convenient reach of the animal and which is thoroughlyventilated for supplying air in am )le quantities.

i further object of the invention is to provide a bag which willwithstand hard service and while serving a variety of new and useiulpurposes is of simple construction.

To such ends the invention consists in the novel adaptation andconstruction of the bag and its combination with other novel features,as will be hereinafter described and claimed.

Figure 1 is an elevation, shown partly in section, of an embodiment ofour invention; Fig. .2, a plan View of the same Figs. 3 and l,perspective views to illustrate the operation of the invention andrespectively illustrated in its extended and collapsed condition; andFig. 5 is a fragmentary sectional view of a bag, showing theconstruction of the bottom.

' The bag proper is constructed of suitablestrong and flexible material,such as heavy canvas, an is comprised of a top cylindrical .art 6, alike intermediate part 7, and a bowl shaped bottom 8 which are securedtogcther by sewing, stapling or equivalent iastenings. The loweredge ofthe part 6 is folded outwardly and upwardly to afford a circular groove9 for the reception of the oppositcly folded upper edge 10 of the saidintermediate part and when thus connected the fastcnings 11 arepassedthrough four plys or le ers of the material. The bottom edge of saidintermediate part and the top edge of the bottom are likewise foldedreversely, as at 12 and 13, respectively, see 5, but in this instancethe edges abut without overlapping and the bottom is first fastened by aseries of stitches, or equivalent tion of the bottomand through the bodyof the intermediate psi-rt whereupon other li'astem'ngs' '15 are empoyed to extend throu h the two layers of the bottom and the b0 y of theintermediate art. Thismanner of treating and connectm the bag parts isof importance to render t e bag non-leakable between the parts and alsoreinforce the lower ortion which is most subject to abuse and a ows of aflexible material being used throughout.

The top edge of the bag-part 6 isfoldedto at the forward side of astiffening member 17, of spring Wire or the like, having its ends 17extendedto a short distance of the rear side and whereat doubling strips18, see Fig. 2, of leather or metal are employed to embrace the bag-partthereabout for preventin the dislocation of said member or the ends treretion of the animal.

Upon the interior of the bag and in proximity of the up er edge is anose-stra 19 ex tending forwardly from about the mic -length of the bagbut leaving a space 20 to its front. This stra in practice should bemade to rest against t e nose of the animal and to accommodate varioussizes of the latter an incision is made at the rear of the to at 2].,and a take-up means provided, sum as, for example, strap-parts 22, and abuckle 22, attached to the adjacent parts whereby .the

bag thercat may be adjusted to lit.

A looped strap 23 is secured to the bag in metrically opposite sides forthe purpose of suspending the bag from a horses head, as clearly shownin Figs. 3 and 4. About the strap parts in juxtaposition with the bagare rings 24 which are secured to the bag by loops 25 and upon theinside of the latter. The function of these rings is to serve as guideswhcrethrongh are led the ends of a line 26 which are tied to loops 27fastened to the lower portion of the bag and desirably by beinginterposed between the aforesaid top and intermediate portions, asillustrated in Fig. 1. This line is provided with a bight 26 arranged tobe engaged over the hamcs, or other like positioned part of the animal'sharness, and is adjusted so as to allow of the bag being distended, asin Fig. 3, when the provide a marginal loop 16 for the reception 4ofprotru'ding which might cause the lacerameans as at 14 through thefolded over porproximity of its upper edge and upon dia animal holds hishead in normal position, and

consequently when he protrudes or lowers his head the line will be drawnthrou h said guide rings and efiect the collapse of t e bag,

' as a horse will do in reaching down to feed ortions, a wire stiffeningpiece, said top part from the bag-bottom.

Having described our invention, what we claim, is

1. In a nose-bag, the combination with the bag proper comprised of a toppart, a bottom part and an intermediate part, said top and intermediateparts being joined by interfitting'overlapped portions and theintermediate and bottom parts by abutting overlapped ein provided at itstop edge with a cop for t e reception of said wire st1iien1ng-p1ecehaving its ends housedin protective strips,

. part and thence extended to and secured in I nose-strap can beadjusted to accommodateproximity of said bottom part, said line beingadapted to be engaged over a horses harness and capable of causing thebag to collapse as the ammals head is lowered.

2. In a nose-b ag, the combination with the bag proper comprised ofa toppart, a bottom part an an intermediate part, said top and intermediatepartsbeing joined by interfitting overlapped portions and theintermediate and bottom parts by abutting overlap ed portions, and alooped strap for suspen ing 40' the bag from the animals head, of a nosestrap having its ends secured to the top upon diametricallyoppositesides and arranged to leave an air-space between the stra andthe front of the bag, means whereby t is bag to the rear of the nosestrap can be adjusted to accommodate various sizes of heads, rings atthe upper edge of the top art and a looped line having its ends passed trough said rings secured to the upper edge of said top part and thenceextended to and secured in proximity of'said bottom part, said linebeing adapted to be engaged over a horses harness and ca able of causingthe bag to collapse as the anlmals head is lowered,

3. In a.nose-bag, the combination with the bag proper comprised of a toppart, a

bottom p,art,and an intermediate part, of a looped strap for suspendingthe bag from an animal's head, a nosest ap having its ends secured tothe .top upon diametrically opposite sides and arranged to leave anair-s ace between the strap and the front of the ag,

means whereby the bag to the rear of the various sizes of heads, ringsat the upper same? edge of the top part and a looped line having itsends passed through said rings secured to the upper edge of said toppart and thence extended to and secured in proximity of said bottompart, said line being adapted to be engaged over a horses harness andcapable of causing the bag to collapse as the animals head is lowered.

4. In a nose-bag, the combination with the bag proper comprised of a toppart, a bottom part and an intermediate part, said. top and intermediatearts being oined by interfitting overlappe portions and the intermediateand bottom parts by abutting overlap ed portions, and a looped stra forsuspen ing the bag from the animals ead, rings at the upper edge of thetop part of a loo ed line having its ends passed through sai ringssecured to the upper edge of said top part and thence extende to andsecured in proximiy of said bottom part, said line being adapted to beengaged over a horses harness and capable of causing the bag to collapseas the animals head is lowered.

' 5. In a nose-bag, a top part, a bottom part, and an intermediate part,said top and intermediate parts being joined 'by interfitting overlappedportions and the intermediate and bottom parts byv abutting overlappedportions, in combination with a looped strap for suspending the bag fromthe horses head.

6. A nose bag composed of a body having a top part, a bottom and anintermediate part, said intermediate part being secured to the top partand having its bottom paft turned over on its inner face to lie againstthe latter and extending upwardly, said bottom face to lie against thelatter and extending downwardly and being secured to the inner face ofsaid'intermediate part at points above the top edge of said upturnedpart of the interme iate part.

7. In a nose bag a body embodying a top part and a bottom, the lowerpartof the top eing turned inwardly over and upwardly, the top part of thebottom being. turned outwardly over and downwardly and secured to theinner face of the top part, the sides of said bottom being surrounded bythe lower having its top part turned over on its outer part of the topthe edge of said upturned part of the top and that of the downturnedpart of the bottom abutting one another, the said last named partsthemselves extending in vertical alinement with one another.

8. A nose bagcomposed of a top part and a bottom, the lower end of thetop and the top end of the bottom having oppositel turned over portionswhich extend towardh one another said turned over portions being invertical alinement with each other and means for securing the top ofsaid bottom to the inner face of the top-part at points above the turnedover portions of the top part.

9. A nose beg having a body formed of a. In testimony whereof we affixour signatop,' bgttom andhintermediatedpart, said in tures in presenceof two witnesses. tenne iate art swing its en arts turne over and iwardly to extend t owerds one 5 another, said top and bottom each havingparts which are turned outwardly and over Witnesses: and which extend inopposite directions and PIERRE BARNES,- whieh are secured to seldintermediate part. Rom. B. GILLIES.

